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PLANTBR.

No. 322,752. Patented July 21, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW SAVAGE AND JOHN Y. SAVAGE, OF SCOTLAND NECK, N.

PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,752, dated July 21, 1885.

Application filed September 15, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANDREW SAvAGE and J oHN Y. SAVAGE, both residents of Scotland Neck, in the county of Halifax and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planters; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my improved com# bined seed and cotton planter. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 isa vertical transverse sectional view taken through the axle of the machine. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan, and Fig. 5 is a detail view, on a larger scale, of the seeding wheel or disk.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the gures.v

This invention relates to seeders or planters for corn, cotton, and other seed; and it has for its object to produce a device which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

Vith these ends in view it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the vdrawings hereto annexed, A designates the frame of the machine, which is mounted upon a revolving axle, B, having the transportingwheels G C. The said axle is journaled in boxes D D upon the under side of the frame.

E designates the hopper, which is constructed in two parts, the lower one of which, F, is inserted from the under side of the frame and provided with notches G G to accommodate Y the axle, the upper ends of theA said notches being covered by plates H upon the inner sides of the upper part of the hopper.

The front part of the frame carries the furrow-opener, the standard of which, I, is constructed of a single piece of metal bent into the shape shown in the drawings, and having the upper end of its rear leg slit and bent in opposite directions, so as to form the flanges J J, by which it is connected to the frame.

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To the said rear leg of the standard are pivoted the covering-blades K K, the rear ends of which are curved or twisted, as shown, so as to drag the soil in a light ridge over the seed deposited by theplanter. o

The bottom L of the hopper is made preferably of sheet metal, and it has near its front end a V-shaped slot, M, which may be partially covered by a pivoted slide, N, so as to regulate the quantity of seed t`o be dropped.

O is a slide, movable longitudinally in suitable bearings under the bottom L, and having a slot, P, of V shape, corresponding with that in the bottom L, so as to form the seed-opening. The said slide is forced automatically in a forward direction by the action of a suitablyarranged spring, Q, so as to keep the seedopening normally closed.

R R designate the handles, which are pivoted'to the sides of the frame and connected in the usual manner by a round, S. Pivoted upon the ends of the latter are apair of arms, S S', which extend downwardly and are provided with slots T, working over pins or studs U upon the sides of the rear end ofthe frame. The lower ends ofthe said arms form bearings for the ends of the axle of a concave covering o1' pressure-roller, V, which serves to pack the soilaround the seed. The arms, it will be seen, may be readily adjusted, so as to place the roller at the desired elevation.

V designates the seeding wheel or disk, which is mounted upon the axle of the machine within the hopper by means of a collar, X, having a set-screW,Y. The said seed-wheel consists of a disk having in its periphery a series of radial openings, Z Z, adapted to receive theY ngers or stirrers A A', which are held adj ustably in the said openings by means of clamping-plates B', secured by means of 'setscrews C. These fingers are adapted to engage a lug, D', projecting upwardly from the slide O through the slot M of bottom L, which said slide is thereby operated as the machine progresses over the ground. By increasing or diminishing the number of fingers A any desired distance may beleft between the seed deposits.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood. It is simple in IOO construction, easily manipulated, and effective in operation, and it may be used with equal efficiency for planting seeds of Various kinds, such as corn, peas, peanuts, cotton, and the like.

Having thus described our invention, We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a seed-planter, the combination, with the frame of the plow and coverer-standard secured to the front end of the same, and constructed of a single piece of metal, the rear leg of which is slit and bent so as to form the attaching flanges, and the covering blades connected pivotally to the rear leg of the said standard, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a seed-planter, the combination, with the planter-frame, of the handles pivoted to the sides of the same, and having pivoted slotted arms Working over studs upon the sides of the said frame, and the concave compressing-rollerl ANDREW SAVAGE. JOHN Y. SAVAGE.

Witnesses:

W. C. PENDLETON, G. W. BRAY. 

